Table 1 Descriptive statistics
Variable | No. of obs. | Mean | Std. dev. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poverty rate | 561 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
Uneven job distribution index-1 (workless households) | 561 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.22 |
Uneven job distribution index-2 | 561 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
Household with full-time workers (Good-Quality Job) | 561 | 0.80 | 0.04 | 0.70 | 0.89 |
Household with only part-time workers (Poor-Quality Job) | 561 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
Non-management/professional | 561 | 0.62 | 0.04 | 0.41 | 0.70 |
State population (million) | 561 | 6.20 | 6.98 | 0.55 | 39.56 |
GDP per capita (thousand) | 561 | 53.18 | 20.10 | 33.15 | 183.97 |
Non-white population (%) | 561 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.79 |
Theil inequality index (regional) | 561 | 0.00 | 6.75 | -27.04 | 9.08 |
Children aged 0 to 18 | 561 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.33 |
Elderly aged 65 +  | 561 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.21 |
Citizen (%) | 561 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 0.85 | 0.99 |
Non-citizen (%) | 561 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.15 |
Non-white children (%) | 561 | 0.39 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.87 |
Less than 9th grade (%) | 561 | 4.86 | 1.67 | 1.80 | 10.40 |
High school graduate (25Â years & over) | 561 | 29.24 | 4.18 | 17.60 | 41.40 |
Associate degree (%) | 561 | 8.08 | 1.59 | 2.90 | 13.50 |
High school or higher (%) | 561 | 87.55 | 3.35 | 78.90 | 93.00 |
Bachelor or higher (%) | 561 | 28.77 | 5.96 | 17.10 | 56.60 |
Revenue / GDP | 550 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.21 |
Public expenditure /GDP | 550 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.32 |
Temp. assistance for needy families ($100 per capita) | 550 | 0.41 | 0.50 |  < 0.001 | 3.67 |
Per capita other cash assistance ($100) | 550 | 0.26 | 0.45 |  < 0.001 | 2.44 |